CHEMUK returns to the NEC this May

The CHEMUK 2023 EXPO, the UK trade show for process, control, and plant engineers, will return to the NEC, Birmingham, on 10 and 11 May this year.

Running as part of the trade event, The Chemical, Process & Plant Engineering Show will showcase the latest technology and specialist services to attending UK Plant, Process, Control & Engineering professionals from across the chemical and wider process industries.

Attendees will be able to discuss their requirements with hundreds of specialist engineering suppliers, including ABB, Borger, Burkert Fluid Control, EagleBurgmann Industries, Endress+Hauser, Gericke, HRS Heat Exchangers, KINETROL, RM Group, Siemens Automation, VEGA Controls Limited and many more.

Speaker Programme

In addition to the exhibition floor, visitors can attend any of the 40+ hours of keynotes, feature sessions, and panel discussions, running across the show’s five auditoriums and embracing some 150+ contributing speakers.

Highlights from this year’s programme include the IChemE Keynote Sessions, where three IChemE guest contributors will give keynote speeches. They are IChemE President, Professor David Bogle, from UCL, past President, Professor Jonathan Seville, Professor of Formulation Engineering at the University of Birmingham and IChemE Fellow, Professor Mercedes Maroto-Valer – Champion and Director at the Industrial Decarbonisation Research and Innovation Centre (IDRIC)

In the ABB Panel Sessions looking at Energy Management and Digital APM, ABB and invited industry experts will be examining these two hugely important topics. The first will discuss how managing your energy correlates to managing your business risk from current/future market forces and global events. Then the second will explore how AI and Machine Learning improve business performance when applied to asset management.

The Process Intensification Network will be running two sessions. Part 1 will offer an introduction to Process Intensification by Prof. Adam Harvey, Professor of Process Intensification. Part 2 will explore ‘The role of Additive Manufacturing (3D Printing) in Facilitating Process Intensification’.

In the North East Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Showcase, the North East of England Process Industry Cluster (NEPIC) will bring together some key players from the North East pharmaceutical cluster to discuss the strengths of pharma manufacturing within the region. It will be joined by a number of NEPIC member companies to discuss their journeys within the sector, as well as key challenges, opportunities, technology trends and synergies with the chemical sector. A particular focus will be placed on the role of continuous processing, as this is one of the key areas of innovation within the pharma manufacturing space. This will be a great opportunity to find out more about a regional sector that contributes to a third of the UK’s pharmaceutical GDP. www.chemicalukexpo.com

In addition, keynotes already confirmed to present this May include Richard Haldimann, Chief Technology & Sustainability Officer at Clariant, Professor Gill Reid, President of the Royal Society of Chemistry, Thomas Birk, Managing Director at BASF UK & Ireland plus, many more.

CHEMUK 2023 takes place on Wed 10 and Thu 11 May, 2023, at the National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham. The event opens from 9.30 am to 5.00 pm on day one and 9.30 am to 4.00 pm on day two. Free entry badges can be requested at the event website.